Pistons set to properly rebuild

The Pistons are officially rebuilding. Again. Wednesday's trade, which sent Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye to Memphis, did more than just close the book on the 2004 championship team. It also gives the team the salary-cap space to overhaul the roster and fix the serious mistakes made in recent years. In the short term, the trade doesn't seem likely to make Detroit a better team. Yes, newly acquired point guard Jose Calderon is one of the best passers in the NBA, which will help get turnovers under control. But the defense is now highly suspect. With Brandon Knight moving to shooting guard and Kyle Singler at small forward, there will be enormous pressure on Jason Maxiell and Greg Monroe to get stops after opposing players get by the first line of defense. One way to combat that would be to move Andre Drummond into the starting lineup -- he and Monroe form a defensive wall at the basket -- but that would leave the undersized Maxiell as the only decent defender on a second unit ...